Dallas Cowboys Blog

IRVING — Jason Witten’s season began slowly as he was dealing with the effects of a lacerated spleen he suffered in August. Witten caught only eight passes in his first three games and had dropped six others.

At the time, some wondered if Witten was destined to have his worst season as a professional. But now Witten is on track to have perhaps his best. Witten has accumulated 97 receptions and needs five more to tie the single-season NFL record for catches by a tight end held by Tony Gonzalez.

“He just goes about it the right way,” head coach Jason Garrett said of Witten. “You hear me say this a lot about guys, but he’s the best example of it. He loves the game, and he works so hard at it…I think he’s had a remarkable year.”